Billie English - the KZfaq channel to help you improve your English pronunciation, speaking and fluency! Billie is a certified CELTA English teacher trainer and has over 17 years of teaching experience. This video is the second of two videos on word stress. Please watch Part 1 first as it gives you the introduction to this topic (see link below). In this video, Part 2, we are going to have a look at why word stress is so important and how incorrect word stress can distort the pronunciation of a word so listeners might not recognise it or misunderstand you.
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0:00 Why is word stress important? - desert vs. dessert
4:55 Rule 1: Common Nouns & Adjectives with 2 syllables
6:48 Rule 2: Common Verbs with 2 syllables
8:04 Rule 3: Contrastive Word Stress in Nouns & Verbs
10:23 Rule 4: Are prefixes and suffixes stressed?
13:51 Careful: Adding suffixes can move the word stress!
15:23 Rule 5: Compound Nouns
16:24 Rule 6: Compound Adjectives
17:58 Rule 7: Word stress in Phrasal Verbs
21:16 Rule 8: Where is the stress in abbreviations?
22:41 Commonly mispronounced words
25:10 Quiz Time! True or false?
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This video is the second of two videos on word stress. Please watch Part 1 first as it gives you the introduction to this topic (see link below). In this video, Part 2, we are going to have a look at why word stress is so important and how incorrect word stress can distort the pronunciation of a word so listeners might not recognise it or misunderstand you. Then we are going to have a look at the 8 rules of word stress and words that are often mispronounced. Last but not least, there is a little test for you!
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Billie is a pronunciation coach and content creator based in Barcelona, Spain. Her main focus is English pronunciation, phonology and helping learners speak more fluently. Billie has a degree in Communication Research & Phonology, a PGCE in Primary Education, a Trinity College Cert & DiplomaTESOL and over 17 years of teaching experience. She also works as a CELTA teacher trainer, Cambridge examiner and educational advisor. Her videos have been featured in the Google funded AI app ELSA speak.
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